Steam Gauge Overhaul - Analog King Air out now

[turbomax 3,299]

KingAir Barber pole - Calibrated Airspeed and the Mach Limit

 

[btacon 1,834]

57 minutes ago, ryanbatc said:

Possibly.  I did a runway start though so everything should have been set for that.  

Ryan. You need to open at least one bleed.  Usually done after takeoff but before needing pressurization 
-B

PS. I have same setup. Plane is flying on TDS flight plan and just arrived at 26,000. No issues. 

[ryanbatc 12,990]

47 minutes ago, btacon said:

Ryan. You need to open at least one bleed.  Usually done after takeoff but before needing pressurization 
-B

PS. I have same setup. Plane is flying on TDS flight plan and just arrived at 26,000. No issues. 

What about an altitude selection below FL180?  Above this you'll set 29.92 or 1013.25 mb so it should be fine.

[sd_flyer 6,074]

3 minutes ago, ryanbatc said:

What about an altitude selection below FL180?  Above this you'll set 29.92 or 1013.25 mb so it should be fine.

I flew twice today one flight was at FL290 and another at FL150. Both time I used "bleeds on" (as per checklists). I did dial the correct altitude during climb out on pressurization dial ( I always add +1000 ft to my cruising altitude)

[ryanbatc 12,990]

4 minutes ago, sd_flyer said:

I flew twice today one flight was at FL290 and another at FL150. Both time I used "bleeds on" (as per checklists). I did dial the correct altitude during climb out on pressurization dial ( I always add +1000 ft to my cruising altitude)

Under FL180 with an altimeter other than 29.92 your plane is climbing to the correct altitude?

[sd_flyer 6,074]

1 minute ago, ryanbatc said:

Under FL180 with an altimeter other than 29.92 your plane is climbing to the correct altitude?

 Yes!

[ryanbatc 12,990]

37 minutes ago, sd_flyer said:

 Yes!

Weird.  Today my sim was saying wind 362 at 25 KT so maybe it was a fluke.  This was a readout with shift z stats not the GTN.

I checked again with bleed air on (both).   I'm not sure if this is technically correct but the pressurization failure was giving me erroneous altimeter readout.  The AP now climbs to the appropriate altitude.

I'm still doubting that not pressurizing the plane correctly would make the altimeter read incorrectly.  Does anyone know about this with certainty?

Anyway the plane is becoming one of my favorites...  this radar shows precip to my left and it correlates out the window - super cool!

KAWxradar by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

And confirmed visually about 20 miles down the road

KAWxradar2 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

Edited October 18, 2022 by ryanbatc

[V1ROTA7E 718]

If any of you guy are nostalgic for the good old FSX days, this guy Synoxys made the Yakutat Mail Run mission with the default King Air and the Milviz C310. He showed me a tool through which you are able to change the plane for the mission to anything you want. In this case, the Black Square (obviously :D). I haven't tried it out yet, but am going to right now. This was one of my favorite missions in FSX.

[sd_flyer 6,074]

2 hours ago, ryanbatc said:

Weird.  Today my sim was saying wind 362 at 25 KT so maybe it was a fluke.  This was a readout with shift z stats not the GTN.

I checked again with bleed air on (both).   I'm not sure if this is technically correct but the pressurization failure was giving me erroneous altimeter readout.  The AP now climbs to the appropriate altitude.

I'm still doubting that not pressurizing the plane correctly would make the altimeter read incorrectly.  Does anyone know about this with certainty?

Anyway the plane is becoming one of my favorites...  this radar shows precip to my left and it correlates out the window - super cool!

KAWxradar by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

And confirmed visually about 20 miles down the road

KAWxradar2 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

Did you by any chance look at failures (in radar menu)? Did you try to reset them? I had one pressurization alarm when I forgot to set cruising altitude on pressurization dial . I was worried that next flight something get messed up after that, so I reset all "failures" and "fixed" everything. Since then I never had an issue!

[ryanbatc 12,990]

13 minutes ago, sd_flyer said:

Did you by any chance look at failures (in radar menu)? Did you try to reset them? I had one pressurization alarm when I forgot to set cruising altitude on pressurization dial . I was worried that next flight something get messed up after that, so I reset all "failures" and "fixed" everything. Since then I never had an issue!

I did not think to check that.  I'll give it a look thanks

[VBHB 298]

Can't believe how much fun I'm having with this aircraft it reminds me of flying the Majestic Q400!

I'm slowly getting sucked into the rabbit hole just purchased premium subscription for the GTN570.

What yoke setups are you using that works well with this aircraft?

[mike7440 2]

so I purchased the BS KA 350 and do love it. I did a trip from Italy to Ireland and had to emergency land because fuel was getting low. I got the block fuel amount from Simbrief. But I think the profile might be wonky. how does everyone plan their trips in the KA350i and what performance tables do you use?

[regis9 4,031]

I think the Simbrief profile is for a B200 which I assume consumes less fuel then the B350.

[sebasmisas 0]

Hello

i'm trying to start the aircraft from cold and dark status but the engine number 2 doesn't work correctly. The ignition and engine start 2 only works when i swtich on the auto ignition switch 2 (it doesn't have a single function as the engine 1 switches). Aditionally, the R Gen never works.

Anyone has the same problem?. The aircraft works perfect when you start the flight on the runway, but it doesn't work correctly on the cold and dark status.

Thank you!